i have an s5 neo, which for all intents and purposes for now im using as a tablet.
ive finally got it rooted. i went through and cleared out some obvious system apps that i wouldnt use on there (powerpoint, excel, things like that)....
within that little bit i also removed mtp application, at the timei thought it was only purely used for kies, and since i was now rooted i wouldnt be using/able to use kies.
but since then (im guessing, the only thing thats different), i went to use my cable to connect to the computer just to remove some pictures onto my PC hard drive.
my computer sees it, enough to start charging, it knows somethings plugged in, but i cant actually see the phone. on windows 10 desktop or windows 7 laptop.
the program i used is called appmaster uninstaller. it works great on my phone (that i am still using as a phone), the samsung captivate glide. i can remove and restore system apps, user apps, with no problems at all, within the appmaster app.
since i know and trusted this app, i used the same one on my s5 neo. it removes things fine.... but it will not restore anything. it just looks like its loading for a split second, and then nothing. no successful restore message (or failure message!). i tried in my file browser going into the trash folder for appmaster and installing it again via the system installer. it didnt work properly. i have a, i guess you could call it shell/ghost, of mtp application, listed at 0.00kb. but it didnt work right. tried moving it to system/app, still no dice. i *do* in fact have non play store sources allowed on it. i also have tried it with usb debugging both enabled and disabled. it brings up the notification to pick the camera usb setting, or the other (mtp i think) setting... but neither works. my captivate glide lets it work on camera mode so i tried that. but still nothing.
i tried downloading the free version of titanium backup, as ive heard alot about it. i was hoping i could use it to restore the mtp, even if it was from another apps trash. but at least from what i can tell this isnt possible.
How can i restore this, or other, system apps (or any apps), if i wanted to, and have it work properly? i have no issues on my captivate glide at all, it works great. it seems something with the new version of android or soemthing is what stops it maybe? or is it that knox deal? i dont have it enabled but its still there... i thought about removing anything that looks like knox, and then seeing if that was somehow (although disabled) stopping things from being restored?
for now ive done things the long way. remove the case, remove the battery door, remove the sd card, insert into PC, reinsert into phone, reinsert battery door, reapply case. but i would really hate this to be the method i have to use from now on, id much rather just use the cable to transfer things.
can anyone offer any help??
Ive googled and found other people with the same problem, but no solution offered. at least that ive come across yet.
thanks
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i have an s5 neo, which for all intents and purposes for now im using as a tablet.
ive finally got it rooted. i went through and cleared out some obvious system apps that i wouldnt use on there (powerpoint, excel, things like that)....
within that little bit i also removed mtp application, at the timei thought it was only purely used for kies, and since i was now rooted i wouldnt be using/able to use kies.
but since then (im guessing, the only thing thats different), i went to use my cable to connect to the computer just to remove some pictures onto my PC hard drive.
my computer sees it, enough to start charging, it knows somethings plugged in, but i cant actually see the phone. on windows 10 desktop or windows 7 laptop.
the program i used is called appmaster uninstaller. it works great on my phone (that i am still using as a phone), the samsung captivate glide. i can remove and restore system apps, user apps, with no problems at all, within the appmaster app.
since i know and trusted this app, i used the same one on my s5 neo. it removes things fine.... but it will not restore anything. it just looks like its loading for a split second, and then nothing. no successful restore message (or failure message!). i tried in my file browser going into the trash folder for appmaster and installing it again via the system installer. it didnt work properly. i have a, i guess you could call it shell/ghost, of mtp application, listed at 0.00kb. but it didnt work right. tried moving it to system/app, still no dice. i *do* in fact have non play store sources allowed on it. i also have tried it with usb debugging both enabled and disabled. it brings up the notification to pick the camera usb setting, or the other (mtp i think) setting... but neither works. my captivate glide lets it work on camera mode so i tried that. but still nothing.
i tried downloading the free version of titanium backup, as ive heard alot about it. i was hoping i could use it to restore the mtp, even if it was from another apps trash. but at least from what i can tell this isnt possible.
How can i restore this, or other, system apps (or any apps), if i wanted to, and have it work properly? i have no issues on my captivate glide at all, it works great. it seems something with the new version of android or soemthing is what stops it maybe? or is it that knox deal? i dont have it enabled but its still there... i thought about removing anything that looks like knox, and then seeing if that was somehow (although disabled) stopping things from being restored?
for now ive done things the long way. remove the case, remove the battery door, remove the sd card, insert into PC, reinsert into phone, reinsert battery door, reapply case. but i would really hate this to be the method i have to use from now on, id much rather just use the cable to transfer things.
can anyone offer any help??
Ive googled and found other people with the same problem, but no solution offered. at least that ive come across yet.
thanks
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Uh... Reflash your Rom? Factory reset? I've never even heard of that app, should have started with tb.
Would factory reset lose root access though? I wouldn't worry about that on my captivate glide, but with this one having all that Knox lockdown stuff, would I just brick it to reset it?
Can anyone confirm that with the factory rom (but rooted) that titanium backup will in fact properly restore things before having to reset everything?
I did find a work around with an app to use the cable to connect, but I'd still rather find a method to restore properly if I can. I'd like to even try it first just to make sure but titanium backup doesn't quite seem users-who-aren't-geniuses-but-know-the-basic-functions friendly in its user interface.
I know it's a common enough issue that I can Google about it, but haven't seen any good solutions yet.
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Question 1....
Do you know FOR CERTAIN which directory/folder the original MTP app was located in? (on my phone it's in System>>priv-app)
Question 2....
Are you able to source a copy of the original app? (I can provide a copy, but it'll be from a 4.4.2 firmware).
Once you have a copy of the app (provided you know it's original location) it's going to be an easy job....as long as you have root access.
I'm not 100% sure about it's location before, but luckily the app I used does remove properly and so I do have that apk in its recycle bin (I've never been confident enough to just delete entirely.)
I would guess either system/app or system/priv app. I can do some googling to be more sure.
Worst case what would happen if I tried a wrong location? Would it just not work, or is it worse than that?
I do indeed have root access
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My guess is it would be a case of it simply not working if it was put into the wrong directory.
So, you just copy and paste it into the directory? Or is it more difficult than that?
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That's part of it, but there is more.....
First you have to locate the correct directory and make sure that any traces of the original app AND it's associated odex file have been removed. To do this, you will have to change the 'state' of the directory from RO (Read Only) to RW (Re-Writable)
Next you have to copy/paste (push) the app to that same directory.
After that, you have to set the permissions to their correct settings (usually rw-r--r--) and reboot (very important step as this will force the rebuilding of the 'new' odex file).
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Which program is that that you're using to look at them? Mine, to go into a file manager anyway, all have folders. You go into that folder, there are 2 other folders and an apk, both in app, and priv-app.
So I'm guessing in my case I'd have to make new versions of those folders as well first?
I'd have to go in and have another look but I don't believe I saw any odex files...
I can come back with screen shots if it would be easier
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I use an app called Root Explorer.....
And yes, screenshots might well help....
Ok, so here are my screen shots. Upon further looking around, in system priv app I did come across a folder that did say mtp application. Inside of it is a folder called arm. Inside there is an odex file.
I also took screenshots of an app I didn't touch for comparing
Hope these help. Would be awesome if it's as easy as copy and pasting the apk from recycle back into that folder. But then I'm not sure if the odex would need edited?
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@Pawprints1986 just PM'd you.....
This is what I see in the system>>priv-app folder on my device......
There are no 'arm' folders contained anywhere in that location on my device.
For me, that throws an 'unknown' factor into the mix where I simply don't have the experience or knowledge to be able to accurately advise you.
So unless someone else can step in and help, my advice now would be to re-flash the firmware. ....
Sorry fella....
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This is what I see in the system>>priv-app folder on my device......
There are no 'arm' folders contained anywhere in that location on my device.
For me, that throws an 'unknown' factor into the mix where I simply don't have the experience or knowledge to be able to accurately advise you.
So unless someone else can step in and help, my advice now would be to re-flash the firmware. ....
Sorry fella....
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Hmm... Is it a rom vs true from the factory Samsung type difference for the filing? In one of those folders is an odex file, which when I look at roms I see the word deodexed alot, which I'm not sure what that means but I have noticed it.
Or possibly a Canadian vs USA difference for some reason? Maybe a carrier difference?
Do you know enough about things to be able to explain why it is that this device from what I've heard, to factory reset, would lose root and custom recovery. But on my old device it's never been an issue? On my old one I've factory reset, and installed the stock rom, but one time even accidentally booted into the factory reset software instead of the rom, and still never lost root or my custom recovery. that phone is carrier unlocked and I never lost that either. This one now seems more complex. Or locked down.
I was thinking of resetting, reroot if needed, get custom recovery on there right away this time (still haven't tried yet as I'm still learning about boot loader and whether it's unlocked with root or not) and make a backup of that brand new reset, to keep as my "ROM" of sorts, before changing or removing anything apps wise. Is that a good idea to do? The only thing I question that's not on my old phone is the OEM unlock option. If I don't lose root on reset but that gets disallowed, I have a brick right?
Is there some sort of a Knox lockdown as far as restoring apps? That's the other thing that worked perfectly on my other device. This one it removes no problem, but to reinstall things it doesn't want to work. Before resetting I'd like to try a couple of the recommended app remove and restore apps to test them out, so I'd know which to install after reset. Are there any besides appmaster which are free to try? I found titanium backup, but to actually try removing and reinstalling it needs the purchased version...
Sorry, so many questions. Still newer than I realized I guess as far as rooting goes
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Factory resetting won't kill your root access.....at least it never has on mine.....all factory resetting does is to remove user apps, data and settings....so the worst it will do is remove your super user app....It probably won't do that anyway....and if it did, it's a simple matter or re installing it......
Is the software in your screenshots the official Samsung firmware?
Hmm. So where I read before must be misinformed.
Just now I went looking for where super su stored itself, since it was automatically installed with the root package I wasn't sure. It looks like it made its own folder right at the front of the system. There's a folder just called su, although no apk that I saw.
I know resetting would also reinstall factory apps, but that's kind of the point anyway right now.
Yep my screenshots are rooted official Samsung software.
So, is titanium backup the only other good removing and restoring app? Is there a way to try it with that function before buying it? Since I'm not even sure it would restore properly... I thought for sure my other one would too so I'm not ready to just rely on anything just yet... Is like to try it out first.
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You have to have made a backup of the app in titanium backup before you can use it to restore that app.....so trying/buying it for this purpose will not help.
Might have to find something else to try it with then... I wouldn't mind buying it, if I knew for sure it will work on this device
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No 3rd party app is going to help do this in this case.....any app that restores another app has to have some sort of previously created backup (copy) of that app to work with in the first place......usually created by the app you would use to restore your missing system app. You don't have that app created backup, so without that, you're pretty much stuffed however you try to do it......
I know for mtp I'm screwed, but I was thinking of trying to remove and then restore a different app, with either titanium backup, or another recommended app... Like just to see if it's something weird with the restore function of my whole phone, or just now with that particular system app remover and restore program. Then if I do do a fresh restart, I'd know which app to rely on to restore as well as remove. Can't hurt I'm thinking.
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So I'm rooted on my Evo and as far as I can tell I've flashed the stock rom that should allow me to uninstall the bloatware, however, I dont see any uninstall options for that crap like facebook.
Anything I'm doing wrong?
I followed this guide to root and flash. I've tested my root using the "Terminal Emulator" and typing "su" and it returned a "#"
Thanks XDA, I love most of you
You know you need to uninstall from your computer using adb
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I've installed Android Debug Bridge but I was under the impression that rooting my phone would allow me to do things on my phone, such as install and uninstall what I want.
Could you explain the process more or send me to a link that does?
If you want to do it in android you either need console program or a file manager. Root explorer us the best one and easiest. Looks just like a typical explorer, tap the rw/ro button for read only or read write and delete away.
You have to have completed the second part of unlocking nand. Otherwise your only option is using a computer and adb in recovery.
They dont make this easy do they? I would have figured Android to be very open for things like this, I'm starting to feel like I have to "jailbreak" again, only this time it's to remove crap.
This seems like so much work to get rid of facebook and sprint tv.
It took me 10 minutes total including the file downloads. Its a one time thing and there is a learning curve with any new platform.
Aridon, is there a free explorer you'd recommend? I dont mind buying software, just want to make sure I'm not mistaken before I buy something that is worthless to me.
You get a trial on any purchased software in android. After its installed if you go backto market and pull it up again there will be a refund option. So no risk. I think its for 24 hours.
As for a free one I'm not sure when I first started messing around with android I bought it because people said it was the best. I don't have any regrets.
Just remember to tap the top button for rw. Long press brings up options. Menu had an option for multiple file select and other goodies. its very powerful.
Aridon, thanks for everything, just 1 more question. I bought it, and the program is slick. I went to /system/app and deleted facebook, is that all I need to do?
Cause I still see it in the menu
I may have done a bad thing, my phone just reset itself.... I need a trainer to be with me at all times.
So after that restart, the files I thought I deleted are back.
Yes just go into system/app, make sure it says rw up top which means read write access, then select the file, general an .apk and .odex and delete. Not all files have both and some roms don't have any .odex files.
I'll be up for another 30 min or so and I'll keep an eye on this thread in case you have any questions.
Ok that means the second part where you unlocked nand wasn't done correctly. Make sure you go slow, download the files again because they are different and watch for errors.
The only hiccup I had was when I copied the new recovery and other files to my sd and tried to adb push it gave me some kind of can't find file error. I had to reboot and it was fine. It send after the boot I could go back in and adb the files it must have been some kind if a refresh error on the sd while in recovery.
Edit. I'm responding on my evo and in bed so excuse errors.
Go to sleep, I'll resume this thread tomorrow if I'm still having trouble. You Sir, are a life saver. This is why XDA is THE FORUM for anything mobile.
Good night then.
I know it can be a bit of a pain to do this but I promise you it will be worth it. Things have only just started and the custom roms are already awesome. Once we get the source code things are going to be insane over here.
Got it! Everything is working well. However, now my voice mail says it can not download messages.... Rebooted and it's all good.
Facebook and Twitter Free! Also, no more Sprint crap.
Life is good, again.
Another terminal substitute is Android Commander, out is naturally a file explorer that allows transfer and deletion off whatever you want. This program runs in your pc.
As Was mentioned above, root explorer is the easiest way.
Aridon said:
If you want to do it in android you either need console program or a file manager. Root explorer us the best one and easiest. Looks just like a typical explorer, tap the rw/ro button for read only or read write and delete away.
You have to have completed the second part of unlocking nand. Otherwise your only option is using a computer and adb in recovery.
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So with Android - one simply deletes the application rather than un-installing it? That doesn't cause problems with the system thinking the application still exists somewhere?
DrawnToScale said:
So with Android - one simply deletes the application rather than un-installing it? That doesn't cause problems with the system thinking the application still exists somewhere?
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It depends on where it is installed. /system/apps do not allow you to just uninstall you have to delete it. One this is done its gone. Obviously if you delete phone.apk you are going to have issues or if you delete a process that is running you may get a force close but for the most part unless you delete an app like people or dialer you are fine. After the single force close everything works properly.
Some custom roms moved programs to /data/app which allows them to be removed the other way.
ok, have been unable to update to 4.1.57. Previously, rooted, webtop mod, deleted some att apps (weather and such, nothing crazy).
done so far. undid webtop app by copying 6 backup files to /system/apps. rebooted.
have usb connection set to none. debugging enabled.
i've even removed root! (superoneclick)
still i get the android exclamation point every time i try to update.
also, when i plug in an hdmi cable i no longer get ANY options, not for webtop OR media center
what else am i missing?!
Did you do any sort of Adeo/deodexing file system editing?
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ok, have been unable to update to 4.1.57. Previously, rooted, webtop mod, deleted some att apps (weather and such, nothing crazy).
done so far. undid webtop app by copying 6 backup files to /system/apps. rebooted.
have usb connection set to none. debugging enabled.
i've even removed root! (superoneclick)
still i get the android exclamation point every time i try to update.
also, when i plug in an hdmi cable i no longer get ANY options, not for webtop OR media center
what else am i missing?!
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Just back up with titanium backup and flash back to a clean 1.26. The webtop mod might have left something behind even if you think you removed it.
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i went to try and run the "restore missing apps +all system data" and it listed the "news and weather" apps i deleted along with
Dockprovider
mobile desktop
motorola dock service
all which i never deleted!
is this something i screwed up by not doing the webtop uninstall correctly?
also when i run the batch is says its finished almost instantly....except it didnt do anything! and when i find it in the list the "restore" option isnt there. i KNOW i backed them up too. it says 1 backup available but wont do it.
and no roms or deodoxing(dont even know what it means)
originally when i copied all those files into the system/apps folder it gave me the correct errors and i restarted by holding the power button. just like it says.
i recopied the files thinking maybe i did something wrong, nothing happened this time. i can locate the .apk files in the app folder. and they are all not installed. when i click it and select "install", it says "application not installed'
what am i missing?
also noticed platform lib client is uninstalled and wont install...dont know if related
now ive even tried using the webtopbackup files from the undo thread and putting those into the folder, but still they wont "install"
please help!!
I'm having the exact same problem. No luck yet. I think Im going to flash back to sbf.
I'm pretty certain it has to do with deleting apps from the system partition. Anyone know how to fix this? Reinstall apps?
Honestly, you should just save yourself the headache and SBF to 1.2.6, Then update to 1.5.7 from there. If you have anything important to back up, just do that first.
Ok ok. An I gibbs have to re install all my apps?
k0sun7eash3d said:
Honestly, you should just save yourself the headache and SBF to 1.2.6, Then update to 1.5.7 from there. If you have anything important to back up, just do that first.
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I remember something like if you use SBF, flash counter goes up and your warranty is voided, is this true?
I don't recall reading anything about that. The 1.2.6 flash is the official stock build that shipped with the AT&T version of the Atrix, so in the absolute worst case scenario, say you don't know anything about it. Ignorance is bliss after all. Also, since we do have the sbf as a recovery, warranty would only be necessary if something in the hardware were to go wrong.
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I just wanted to post that i was able to use a popular program (starts with a k ends with an o) that may or may not be sending your imei to china. A phone isn't worth having without root.
(I did try adding recovery from this thread, but it failed, so the 2 possibly unsafe methods are the only options as of right now)
Please explore all the risks before copying and possibly blaming me for any harm done to your phone. As far as i know we don't have a stock odin file to go back to if you mess it up.
I used a fresh install of xp with no user data and i didn't have my sim installed on the phone and no user accounts setup on the phone. Once i was done to be safe, i wiped that install of xp.
Wanam also works great.
Yes!! hundreds of mods work with Wanam Xposed (root required)
install xposed framwork found HERE
open the app then install the framwork
install Wanam Xposed found HERE
then enabe the module in Xposed
make your changes in Wanam Xposed
reboot and see the magic!
Things i've changed so far:
Notification panel: remove AP/PM, clock centered, enable circle battery, hide alarm clock, quick settings tiles changed to 6, hide indicator bars, remove gaps between tiles, disable airplane toggle popup, hide wifi notification, hide carrier label,
With Hidden Note 2 settings.
get it from the play store, here is a link
In the camera settings i enabled the shutter sound on off menu.
With Titanium Backup.
I froze SDM to block any updates.
I froze com.android.providers.partnerBookmars to get rid of the samsung bookbarks
With Root Explorer.
I forced chrome to always give desktop view
basically you download the file.
remove the ".txt" from the end
copy it to /data/local/
set permissions
reboot.
Root
jonno95 said:
I just wanted to post that i was able to use a popular program (starts with a k ends with an o) that may or may not be sending your imei to china. A phone isn't work having without root.
(I did try adding recovery from this thread, but it failed, so the 2 possibly unsafe methods are the only options as of right now)
Please explore all the risks before copying and possibly blaming me for any harm done to your phone. As far as i know we don't have a stock odin file to go back to if you mess it up.
I used a fresh install of xp with no user data and i didn't have my sim installed on the phone and no user accounts setup on the phone. Once i was done to be safe, i wiped that install of xp.
Wanam also works great.
Yes!! hundreds of mods work with Wanam Xposed (root required)
install xposed framwork found HERE
open the app then install the framwork
install Wanam Xposed found HERE
then enabe the module in Xposed
make your changes in Wanam Xposed
reboot and see the magic!
Things i've changed so far:
Notification panel: remove AP/PM, clock centered, enable circle battery, hide alarm clock, quick settings tiles changed to 6, hide indicator bars, remove gaps between tiles, disable airplane toggle popup, hide wifi notification, hide carrier label,
With Titanium Backup.
I froze SDM to block any updates.
With Root Explorer.
I forced chrome to always give desktop view
basically you download the file.
remove the ".txt" from the end
copy it to /data/local/
set permissions
reboot.
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I'm getting mine tomorrow
How did you root
any links?
kc6wke said:
I'm getting mine tomorrow
How did you root
any links?
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kingo, no hickups at all. I can't give a link, because it is currently under review by xda because it sends your imei like to china or something. You should defiantly look into the security risks... I ultimately decided that root was more important. And possibly, i don't fully understand what they could do with my imei. I understand that for the Note 3, you use the imei to get a $50 play store credit, so maybe if there is ever something like that for the s4 mini, we better be quick. I also took other precautions by using a fresh install of xp (i've heard of others using sandbox) with no personal info whatsoever on it, i didn't have my sim card installed on the phone, and i didn't have any accounts set up on the phone. Their website looks pretty clean, is registered in the US, they say they are from Canada, but don't have a complete grasp on english (but then neither do i), and it is impressive the number of phones that their program works on.
When on wifi, does anyone else have the 3g/4g/1x icon on? Mine always stays on. I know it's not using cellular data because the arrows are gone, i'm just wondering if it is something i've done to make it do this.
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When on wifi, does anyone else have the 3g/4g/1x icon on? Mine always stays on. I know it's not using cellular data because the arrows are gone, i'm just wondering if it is something i've done to make it do this.
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Same thing here, even if wifi and mobile data is turned off, 4g Icon remains. Same thing without Xposed installed.
Any luck with a recovery?
kc6wke said:
Same thing here, even if wifi and mobile data is turned off, 4g Icon remains. Same thing without Xposed installed.
Any luck with a recovery?
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I for sure don't know enough. I only assume that it would be locked down like the Verizon Note 3 and Verizon Galaxy S4. The recovery for those is safe strap which i'm sure could be done, but i think there might be only one guy that could do it. I'm afraid that this device won't have enough support to talk him into creating it for us. It seems like it takes him more than a week of solid coding to do it.
Could someone post a screenshot of icon not going away?
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phositadc said:
Could someone post a screenshot of icon not going away?
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here is one with Xposed installed and one stock.
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here is one with Xposed installed and one stock.
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Sorry pics wont show, will try later must xda issue
see here for now
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qld2w37raavz3gp/7LnMQcSS0l
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Thanks. Did you root with ringo or something else?
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phositadc said:
Thanks. Did you root with ringo or something else?
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With kingo. Only option at this time as I know of (thanks Jonno95).
Working on trying to get a recovery going, but may be Sol.
kc6wke said:
With kingo. Only option at this time as I know of (thanks Jonno95).
Working on trying to get a recovery going, but may be Sol.
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I'd like to get someone to mod the systemui to remove am/pm and better yet to get rid of the mobile indicator when WiFi is connected. Why have manufacturers started keeping that visible on WiFi lately? It's ugly and a waste of space.
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phositadc said:
I'd like to get someone to mod the systemui to remove am/pm and better yet to get rid of the mobile indicator when WiFi is connected. Why have manufacturers started keeping that visible on WiFi lately? It's ugly and a waste of space.
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Remove am/pm in Wanam, Notifications panel, Am PM Style choose Hide
kc6wke said:
Remove am/pm in Wanam, Notifications panel, Am PM Style choose Hide
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I can't run Xposed. My corporate email program detects it and shuts down. I usually root, freeze bloat, and then unroot, and then install corporate email. I could mod systemui while rooted and that would stick after unrooting.
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phositadc said:
I can't run Xposed. My corporate email program detects it and shuts down. I usually root, freeze bloat, and then unroot, and then install corporate email. I could mod systemui while rooted and that would stick after unrooting.
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The Icon can be removed from the systemUI but your left with a blank space. Im new to samsung but if its anything like htc, its a smali edit to remove the space
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After screenlock and unlock, space is gone
jonno95 said:
I just wanted to post that i was able to use a popular program (starts with a k ends with an o) that may or may not be sending your imei to china. A phone isn't worth having without root.
(I did try adding recovery from this thread, but it failed, so the 2 possibly unsafe methods are the only options as of right now)
Please explore all the risks before copying and possibly blaming me for any harm done to your phone. As far as i know we don't have a stock odin file to go back to if you mess it up.
I used a fresh install of xp with no user data and i didn't have my sim installed on the phone and no user accounts setup on the phone. Once i was done to be safe, i wiped that install of xp.
Wanam also works great.
Yes!! hundreds of mods work with Wanam Xposed (root required)
install xposed framwork found HERE
open the app then install the framwork
install Wanam Xposed found HERE
then enabe the module in Xposed
make your changes in Wanam Xposed
reboot and see the magic!
Things i've changed so far:
Notification panel: remove AP/PM, clock centered, enable circle battery, hide alarm clock, quick settings tiles changed to 6, hide indicator bars, remove gaps between tiles, disable airplane toggle popup, hide wifi notification, hide carrier label,
With Hidden Note 2 settings.
get it from the play store, here is a link
In the camera settings i enabled the shutter sound on off menu.
With Titanium Backup.
I froze SDM to block any updates.
I froze com.android.providers.partnerBookmars to get rid of the samsung bookbarks
With Root Explorer.
I forced chrome to always give desktop view
basically you download the file.
remove the ".txt" from the end
copy it to /data/local/
set permissions
reboot.
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If I'm not mistaking any time you need to go back to stock you can always use the Verizon software to repair and set to factory defaults. I always did with my original s4 went from root back to stock and didn't have to use Odin. But I could be wrong on the s4 mini. Maybe something to look into I guess.
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Chris-M. said:
If I'm not mistaking any time you need to go back to stock you can always use the Verizon software to repair and set to factory defaults. I always did with my original s4 went from root back to stock and didn't have to use Odin. But I could be wrong on the s4 mini. Maybe something to look into I guess.
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Good point, but is there a way to do it if your phone is boot looping or otherwise keeping you out of the settings menu?
Regardless, I can't stand waiting any longer. I'm going to try the steps in the op and hopefully report back from my still functioning Verizon s4mini
Chris-M. said:
If I'm not mistaking any time you need to go back to stock you can always use the Verizon software to repair and set to factory defaults. I always did with my original s4 went from root back to stock and didn't have to use Odin. But I could be wrong on the s4 mini. Maybe something to look into I guess.
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Big Thanks to you Chris-M.
Fixed my soft bricked phone using VZW software.
Any New News
I want to root my daughters 4mini sch-i435 but I have not seen enough positive feedback. Does anyone know if there are other sites reporting on the s4mini progress?
fhem said:
I want to root my daughters 4mini sch-i435 but I have not seen enough positive feedback. Does anyone know if there are other sites reporting on the s4mini progress?
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Not really any other sites on this
Kingo root works perfect
For those looking to root WITHOUT kingo look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
A co-worker and I both have a Verizon Note 3. They both are running Bajarom. We both followed the same steps to root and install it. The only thing I can find that is different about the phones is that I have the Galaxy Gear and it does the auto-lock thing on my phone when the gear is out of range. And we may have some different xposed modules/configs enabled.
However, my device gives the warning about wiping all the data when I enter the unlock pattern wrong. My co-worker's phone does not. I would really like to get rid of this because there is to much of a possibility of my young daughter of playing with the lock screen and wiping my phone.
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of this scary thing? What I have tried so far (all without effect):
1)Tried with android device manager as device administrator and without. Currently not set as device administrator.
2)Switched lock screen to swipe instead of auto-lock.
3)Created a Tasker task to take picture when >1 unlock attempt is made (using secure setting module for profile).
Thanks.
Am I the only one? I can't find much info about this anywhere. All I find are unhelpful posts such as this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48590347&postcount=23
I can't seem to get rid of this thing.
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Am I the only one? I can't find much info about this anywhere. All I find are unhelpful posts such as this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48590347&postcount=23
I can't seem to get rid of this thing.
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I don't know if you can get rid of that or not. Kinda weird that one phone has it and the other doesn't. Since you're running Baja you could always PM him directly and see if he knows what's going on. He's pretty down to earth and doesn't have a Dev God Complex. In the meantime do you use Titanium Backup? I would just use this, make a Titanium folder on your external sd card, TIBU will install inital backup folder on your internal. Got into preferences and point Tibu to your external sd card folder. Make a batch backup of your user apps, not system apps. Go through and backup anything it might not have manually, for example if you have bookmarks in chrome batch won't back that up you have to do it manually. Then if your phone gets wiped by accident everything is still on your sd card and just restore with tibu. Honestly anyone flashing roms should have this app, it's priceless. Hope this helps for now.
Ive purchased the full version of No Bloat, trying to get things more manageable on my device.
There are things that are not removing, despite me telling them to.
in system/app/flipboarddebriefing/arm/<somefilename>.odex
this is a reminant of an app i have already removed...so i wanted to fully delete it... but it wont delete!! Root browser says it deleted, for a quick second... but the damn thing stays there.
i *am* rooted, i *have* removed system apps with other apps (at first uninstall master, but since ive discovered that wont recover properly on my device, im using nobloat now).
Why if i have root, and am using a root based browser, are things NOT removing as though i am not rooted??!? I downloaded root checker today, and yes i am in fact rooted successfully.... so what gives? i DONT understand this, not one bit.
Im on rooted but stock samsung galaxy s5 neo, with twrp recovery installed, and a full nandroid backup made. successfully.
I dont understand why some root features are going smooth while others are almost like in high school when deep freeze was installed on the library computers, where no matter what you did, next reset (or in my case, not even a reboot required!) things were exactly as they were *before* you messed wth them, things unchanged.
why is this happening to me?? i never did enable knox so it cant possibly be that... can it??
ETA i have tried going in through the file explorer in twrp... but even in there i cant access the system folder at all, let alone delete things. A few days ago, some things in another folder werent deleting, so i went into twrp and ultimately deleted them, and those did stay deleted.
I just plain dont understand. s2 = root = do whatever the heck you want. s5=root=well remove some apps for you but its remains will stay on your system, for-evvvv-errr.
is there some sort of build in deep freeze type app that i can go in and get rid of (some how, if it will let me, frig).
Can anyone help me with this? Still not working properly...
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Pawprints1986 said:
Ive purchased the full version of No Bloat, trying to get things more manageable on my device.
There are things that are not removing, despite me telling them to.
in system/app/flipboarddebriefing/arm/<somefilename>.odex
this is a reminant of an app i have already removed...so i wanted to fully delete it... but it wont delete!! Root browser says it deleted, for a quick second... but the damn thing stays there.
i *am* rooted, i *have* removed system apps with other apps (at first uninstall master, but since ive discovered that wont recover properly on my device, im using nobloat now).
Why if i have root, and am using a root based browser, are things NOT removing as though i am not rooted??!? I downloaded root checker today, and yes i am in fact rooted successfully.... so what gives? i DONT understand this, not one bit.
Im on rooted but stock samsung galaxy s5 neo, with twrp recovery installed, and a full nandroid backup made. successfully.
I dont understand why some root features are going smooth while others are almost like in high school when deep freeze was installed on the library computers, where no matter what you did, next reset (or in my case, not even a reboot required!) things were exactly as they were *before* you messed wth them, things unchanged.
why is this happening to me?? i never did enable knox so it cant possibly be that... can it??
ETA i have tried going in through the file explorer in twrp... but even in there i cant access the system folder at all, let alone delete things. A few days ago, some things in another folder werent deleting, so i went into twrp and ultimately deleted them, and those did stay deleted.
I just plain dont understand. s2 = root = do whatever the heck you want. s5=root=well remove some apps for you but its remains will stay on your system, for-evvvv-errr.
is there some sort of build in deep freeze type app that i can go in and get rid of (some how, if it will let me, frig).
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The reason why it keeps coming back is becoz some of the apps are PRELOADED by default and to get rid of them for good you need to go to the root of those apps.
Use any root explorer app
1. Check /preload/ folder..make sure you delete the apps there as well
2. Check /System/CSC/ and look for any /System/app/ and /System/priv-app/ and do the same as above.
Hmm... I'll give it a look, but I even had problems with deleting data from a user app in the same manner...
Eta, I have nothing in my preload folder at all.. At least not that root browser is seeing.
Tried Flipboard deleting the odex file again, still not working.
Any other suggestions?
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Pawprints1986 said:
Hmm... I'll give it a look, but I even had problems with deleting data from a user app in the same manner...
Eta, I have nothing in my preload folder at all.. At least not that root browser is seeing.
Tried Flipboard deleting the odex file again, still not working.
Any other suggestions?
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Which root/file explorer are you using?
EDIT: Ok I see you said Root browser.
Try another file explorer like ES file explorer